Rishi, Irrfan leave this world in a span of 1 day

It's a classic nightmare week for Bollywood. Following the demise of Irrfan Khan on Wednesday, film lovers were shocked at the death of another popular, veteran actor, Rishi Kapoor on Thursday. Akshay Kumar put it in words when he tweeted "we are residing in the midst of a nightmare...".

Several fans called it the darkest hour for the film industry which lost two of its most talented artistes over simply a span of two days. Additional fans also shared pictures of Rishi and Irrfan from the only film they ever did together, 2013's 'D-Day'. Nimrat Kaur, who caused Irrfan in The Lunchbox, shared a image from the film and wrote, "An excessive amount of loss too early... #RIPIrrfanKhan #RIPRishiKapoor," she wrote in her tweet.

The picture shows Rishi and Irrfan sitting in an automobile in a still from the film. Rishi played Iqbal Seth Aka Goldman, an underworld don modeled on Dawood Ibrahim while Irrfan played undercover RAW agent Wali Khan in the film. Irrfan was tasked to find and bring Goldman back to India by the agency in NikkhilAdvani's acclaimed film. In addition, it starred ArjunRampal and HumaQureshi.

Talking about dealing with Rishi, Irrfan had told Filmfare within an interview: "My cousin is his ultimate fan, though I have watched all his movies. I never thought I had it in me to be a Rishi Kapoor. He is hot liquid. He spent some time working on cultivating his craft so well and he's one of those stars you never have enough of, even if he is doing a similar thing, movie after movie. I think that's what makes his second innings so spectacular. He doesn't have to become a star anymore, so he is having a blast as an actor."

Bollywood fans expressed shock over their deaths on social media. "2020 must be the worst year we've ever lived in. Rest In Peace Legends #RishiKapoor #IrrfanKhan," wrote one. "And both aren't at all replaceable," wrote another. Rishi died at 67 after a two year long battle with cancer. Irrfan died at 53 after contamination of the colon. He, too, have been battling neuroendocrine tumor since 2018.